About the 2015 DXV Design Panel

In 2014, DXV by American Standard established an online and print community for designers, architects, and creative individuals to inspire their peers and discuss their experience with the products in the real world.

In 2015, DXV Design Counsel Veronika Miller, CEO of Modenus, worked together with a talented group of seven interior designers/bloggers to craft five uniquely creative spaces that showcased the DXV by American Standard line.

These 2015 Design Panel members were challenged to create a bath or kitchen design concept drawing upon the DXV portfolio of products and guided by the premise of Reinventing the Classics, formulating a visual translation of a well-known piece of literature.

These projects will be published in the Decade XV magalog and on the DXV website (dxv.com).

LORI GILDER and REBECCA REYNOLDS

Kitchen Design Network, California and Connecticut

Lori Gilder is the owner and founder of Interior Makeovers, Inc. based in Los Angeles, California. She has been a featured guest on multiple HGTV shows and a contributor to television, print and digital media platforms. Her award-winning full service interior design firm specializes in custom solutions for homes and vacation properties throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Rebecca Reynolds, owner of New Canaan Kitchens based in Fairfield County Connecticut, is one of the nation’s leading kitchen and bath designers. She is known for her distinctive award-winning portfolio of luxury projects that can be seen throughout New England, the South, California and Europe. Many of Rebecca’s kitchen projects are classic in nature, reflecting her client’s personal aesthetic and a style that compliments the architecture of their homes.

Together, Lori and Rebecca have co-founded The Kitchen Design Network, an inspirational online resource for kitchen obsessed consumers, designers and brands that features creative inspiration, products, renovation tips and a kitchen design hotline.

Lisa Mende calls her design “connected design” which is to say that her work involves layers that speak to the client’s lifestyle, needs and desires, as well as to the history or architecture of the space. Born and raised in the South, she now practices in Charlotte, North Carolina. Lisa’s designs are always about hospitality, rooted in tradition, yet having a sense of humor, a bit of drama, or an element of quirkiness. Cookie-cutter design is clearly not in Lisa’s vocabulary.

Lisa has been the principal of Lisa Mende Design for over 20 years and her projects range from historic preservation to new construction. Lisa is also a newly appointed member of Thermador’s Design Council 2015. In addition, she is a member of Design Trust of New York City, the American Society of Interior Designers, WithIt, and IDS Design Style.

Lisa’s work has been featured in national, regional and local magazines. She is a social media authority and celebrated speaker on "Brand Building through Social Media", and the creator of a widely-acclaimed eponymous blog named a Modenus Top 100 Blog. In the role of design tastemaker, she has been recognized as a High Point Market Style Spotter, a moderator for Design Tech Summit, a member of the coveted Brizo Blogger 19 group, and a three time member of BlogTour.

At their very core, they are curators and storytellers who are renowned for their collaborative approach to the design process, and their ability to create spaces with history and heart, with story and substance. Their combined aesthetic is a unique confluence of the myriad inspirations encountered in the world. Their creative vision always results in that splendid mix of one-of-a-kind finds, with a heavy dose of unique and custom textiles, curated art and furnishings. Cloth & Kind’s design aesthetic is always classic, and painted with a modern vibe and a worldly influence.

The design duo has been published in House Beautiful, Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles, Detroit Home, Lonny Magazine and Remodelista. They were also featured in Legends of La Cienega 2014 in Los Angeles.

Justin Shaulis has over 15 years of experience in architecture and interior design with special expertise in programming, development, fabrication and construction. Justin has worked with notable interior designers, architects and leading furniture manufacturers to create industry showcases. He has provided architectural and design services for financial firms and large-scale offices in major corporate spaces, all while maintaining a boutique-styled approach.

Justin’s perspective on design is drawn from diversity: a blue-collar upbringing, a Big 10 University education and his home in New York City. In 2002, Justin founded Justin Shaulis, Inc., creating a studio environment and utilizing holistic design methodologies based on context and quality of life in realizing Emotive Design.

Justin starred as the design host for a philanthropically-focused series on HGTV called "Home Rules", where he and life coach Fran Harris worked on changing the life of a family inside and out in one week. Justin holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Pennsylvania State University.

Regina Sturrock is the founder and principal designer of Regina Sturrock Design, Inc., a Toronto, Canada-based interior design firm now in its 19th year. Specializing in renovations and new builds within the luxury home market, the firm’s projects have spanned the globe.

Born in Graz, Austria, a city steeped in Old World culture, Regina understands how the human spirit responds to the ideals and beauty of classical design. As a painter herself, Regina’s affinity for art and design manifested early, each informing the other. She feeds her spirit with frequent trips to Europe, finding inspiration in the art, fashion and architecture of the world’s major design centers, where art is a part of everyday life.

Regina defines interior design as the art and science of bringing our surroundings into harmony with the unique spirit and personality of the individual within their space. Customization is, therefore, the hallmark of every Regina Sturrock Design project. The result is always uniquely beautiful, practical and elegant with a strong focus on an integrated architectural envelope.

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Lori Gilder and Rebecca Reynolds found design inspiration in the passionate kitchen of Like Water for Chocolate, creating a romantic room featuring DXV Pop vessel lavatories as a towering wedding cake.

Lisa Mende used her design talents to craft a fun and feminine bathroom inspired by Breakfast at Tiffany's, blending retro touches with sophisticated pieces, like the DXV Pop lavatory and Rem vessel faucet, to symbolize the main character's complexity.

Tami Ramsay and Krista Nye Schwartz designed a striking, circus-inspired room for the heroine of Water For Elephants using the new farmhouse-inspired DXV Oak Hill collection of fixtures and faucets accented with unique vintage finds.